Tapestry heads 75 Investec Oaks entries

Contenders from Ireland, France and North America feature among the 75 entries for this year's £425,000 Group One Investec Oaks (in memory of Sir Henry Cecil), the Classic highlight of Investec Ladies' Day at Epsom Downs, Friday, June 6.

France could also be represented in the Investec Oaks with nine entries including Al Ghyzal, who could be a first Epsom Classic runner for Al Shaqab Racing, debut winners Shamkala and Sinnamary, plus Zarshana, who is a Sea The Stars half-sister to a brilliant Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, Zarkava. Ihtimal, from the stable of Saeed bin Suroor, has already posted a pair Classic wins in Dubai this year and the five Godolphin entries also feature the Charlie Appleby-trained Folk Melody, a daughter of Group One scorer Folk Opera, who made an impressive winning debut at Newmarket. Ralph Beckett saddled a memorable one-two in last year's race and the trainer may be represented this season by Doncaster maiden winner Regardez, who is out of a half-sister to his 2008 Investec Oaks heroine Look Here. Andrew Balding sent out Casual Look to glory in the Investec Oaks in 2003 and the trainer has entered her daughter Casual Smile. The Sea The Stars filly went down by a neck to the John Gosden-trained Taghrooda on her latest start at Newmarket in September. Six entries from Sir Michael Stoute include Sea The Bloom, a daughter of Group One winner Red Bloom, and a pair of fillies owned by The Queen - Shama and Queen's Prize. Other notable entries include the Charlie Hills-trained Cambridge and Amazing Maria, who was the decisive winner of a Group Three contest at Goodwood for Ed Dunlop in August.